Recently the climate of sport has been befouled by 'exposés' and charges of widespread corruption. Is sport crooked? No—but there is a creeping threat to basic values that must be recognized and fought

Unruffled by the dazzling new uniforms they must wear or by a flock of sheep and a shepherd in the outfield, the Kansas City Athletics are off to a remarkably fast start, led by a shortstop with a split personality